Haridass by GNR Kumaravelan (Review)

Story: A novelic movie based on a beautiful relationship between a Father and an Autistic son. Full of drama, inspiration, sacrifice, love, action and family sentiments. a very well planned story with good boost of moral value. Interesting turning points and climax. Would sure bring you on a valuable ride.

Cast: Kishore played Shivadass, the father and a hardcore policeman. He is an encounter specialist. He really has a good body language to play a police character. He will definitely impress people as an inspiring father. This will be a great life for Kishore since he is always been secondary characters in movies. Master Prithviraj Das played Hari the autistic son. Quite impressive performance actually. He had no scope for speech but her showed everything in his performance. I won't say the best performance for autistic patient but good for a newcomer child artist. Sneha played Amudhavalli Teacher. She was the lead lady in the movie. This is not first time she is donning this type of role. But still a significant character. Paratta Soori handled the comedy part and he was really good at it. Pradeep Rawat as the villain and one who being hunted by Kishore in the movie. And a few supporting characters by Yugi Sethu, Raj Kapoor and others.

Screenplay: The beauty of the screenplay was not much grandeur elements. everything was simple and sweet. The first impressive thing about the movie is the modus operandi of a policeman to encounter a criminal. Looks logical and gave badass look to Kishore. He really have that police man look. Second is autism. How they explain autism is not a retardness or disability. Giving example of people with autism succeeded in real life was meaningful. And how Kishore discovers his son's added value. The movie doesn't have much exaggeration. You won't feel bored. Good technical aspects. Good pace of plot. not too lengthy. Only flaws I saw was BGM and gap during investigation of his missing friend. other than that it was smooth low budget movie. Only 2 action scenes but it was not exaggerated. 

Music: Composed by Vijay Antony, poor music, visual and BGM

Plus Point: Story, Cast, Screenplay and Pace, Action, Moral Value not forgotten

Minus Point: BGM, Music, Few very small glitches in transitions.

Verdict: Watch it at cinema. Only showing at Odeon in KL or Brem Mall. Great real-life movie.

Aadhi Bhagavan by Ameer (Review)

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Story: A thriller based on underground world. It's just a fusion of a few movie story. Lack of originality. Meant to be action packed thriller and romance but it was an epic fail because of its repetitive nature. The twist was not predictable but it was an usual twist. The director tried to bring difference in terms of character yet not good enough.

Cast: Jayam Ravi was the protagonist of the movie. Played dual role, as aadhi the underground business market dealer and Bhagwaan the Mumbai Don. Poor acting I would say. As Aadhi he didn't show that much of intelligence or power in his character. Not convincing at all. And Bhagwaan, as a sissy Mumbai Don. Seriously he overacted as a sissy. Then we have Neethu Chandra the lead lady. She had masculine approach in this movie. She did well in her role. Not the best but quite good actually.  Especially the fight sequence between her and Jayam Ravi, was well choreographed since she helds a black belt in Taekwando. Some supporting roles such as Subha Chandran as Jayam Ravi's Mom and Babu Antony as Aadhi's crime partner.

Screenplay: Technical aspects were poor. The technology is way advance to take dual role. Yet still they used the traditional way of playing around with camera angle. The plotting was too slow to be draggy in first half. This Ameer's work is disappointing after good movies like Mounam Pesiyadhe, Raam and Paruthi Veeran. Seems like he rushed to finish up the movie. The BGM was good. But the romance was too traditional and son craving for mom's love was like Amitabh Bachan age sentiment. Seriously Jayam Ravi as a sissy was poor makeover. Where people have seen well played feminine character like Kamal in Vishwaropam, people wont get convinced with Jayam Ravi's act. Even the stunt sequence were too much of close up so you wont feel the adrenalin rush in it. But there were 2 scenes impressed me. One was Jayam Ravi headshot his sister's boyfriend and the fight scene between Neethu Chandra and Jayam Ravi. Never scene a lead lady with a very good body language in fighting in any Tamil movie. It's an advantage for her since she is a Taekwando expert. Other than nothing special.

Music: Composed by Yuvan. Songs were average but the BGM was quite good.

Plus Point: BGM, Neethu Chandra and Jayam Ravi fight scene.

Minus Point: Lack of originality in story, Poor Technical work, Screenplay, Stunt.

Verdict: Don't watch at cinema. It's was an epic fail Mafioso Love story.

AnyBody Can Dance (ABCD) by Remo D'souza (Review)

Story: A story on dance subject. Full of energy and colours. It has all those usual dream achieving plot. Full of drama, small romance, comedy, passion and inspiration. Basically it was a grand set movie in lines with step up series. Maybe one of it's kind in India. But lack of originalty in story. The story was just usual about a guy finding his path and never gives up.

Cast: Prabhu Deva made his way to bollywood as a successful director but now an actor as well. Good choice of cast since he is well known for his extraordinary dance. Seems like he dubbed his own voice for the movie. His speech in Hindi was not convincing but it make sense since he is a Chennaites who stays at Mumbai. When we thought he is old and would not perform his best, but there was scene really made him the King of dance. He never lose his touch. And then we have Kay Kay Menon who played Janghir, rival of Prabhu Deva in the movie who used to be in alliance with him for a dance company. Just a bitchy guy I would say. Was an average cast for the movie of course. And they imported an actress from oversea. She is none other than Lauren Gottlieb, So You Think You Can Dance participant. Ganesh Acharya played Gopi, Prabhu Deva's best buddy. Good moral support i would say. well acted.The rest was particpants of Dance India Dance, Salam Yusuff Khan, Dharmesh Yelande and many others.

Screenplay: Awesome art direction of course. The sets of dancing stage and the practicing hall. The set of Ganapathy special day was awesome. Choreography was first class. Met it's objective of implanting dance in people's heart. Good Background music. Of course what is Dance without music. But certain scenes resembled Step-Up movie scenes. But of course movie of same theme would not differ  much. But the beauty of the movie was giving enough importance to every characters in the movie. A great comeback for Prabhu Deva to show his dance talent eventhough it was just one scene for him. 

Music: Composed by Sachin Jigar. Very energetic music, suits the situation very well. played an important role in the movie

Plus Point: Art Direction, Choreography, Music, Casts, Theme

Minus Point: Lack of originalty in story

Verdict: Dance lovers will definitely enjoy the movie. If you liked step-up series and Honey don't miss it.

Kadal by Mani Ratnam (Review)

Story: The story revolves around a character at a fisherman village. The theme was more towards a war between an angel and a devil. A hero centric movie and filled up with a lot of religious responsibility studies. Good mixture of Drama, Action, Romance and Thriller. Awesome storyline to enjoy every single rational behind it. Christianity was a backbone for the movie.

Cast: Gautham Karthik (son of yest year hero Karthik) played Thomas the lead man. An excellent performance for a beginner. His body language as an adolescent fisherman deserves credits. Good looking and he is prospective lead star. Thulasi Nair (Daughter of Yest year heroine Radha) Played Beatrice a childish and naive girl. But she did not have much scope to perform. Was just average looking girl with average performance. But her character was crucial. And then we have Arvind Swamy as Father Sam. Godfather of Thomas. a great comeback for him after years of break. he is still the best in terms of acting. proved he is always Mani's boy. Arjun in a totally different Shade. He is the Antagonist of the movie. It is good to see Arjun in this attire, you wont see usual Arjun in this movie. A character who claims himself as Satan. Meaningful supporting characters played by Ponvanan, Lakshmi Manchu, and many others. Lakshmi Manchu was there for a very short time but she was the turning point in the movie.

Screenplay: Mani is back with his cup of tea. Screenplay is the key word. The movie had an awesome screenplay. Seriously the Mani style is back. We didn't seem to get the same feel in Raavanan. A very important plus point was the dialogues & language usage. Simply superb. Every scene will gain your attention. The Intro scenes of the main character and the collage was artistic. But it was a bit musical when comes to romance. especially Adiye Song was not well picturized. And the editing of course was well aligned with screenplay. But there were glitches at the end when there is a big question mark what actually happened to Heroine in the climax. A very well taken scene was the climax fight scene. The sea storm scene looked so realistic. The message was clearly delivered. yet the very last scene was predictable. The BGM was a bid plus point to boost up the scene. 

Music: Composed by A R Rahman. 200% good.

Plus Point: Story, screenplay,cast,acting, editing, climax.

Minus Point: Adiye song, too musical romance scenes, small editing glitches.

Verdict: Awesome movie. Can be said Commercially good as well.. Worth watching more than once in cinema.

Vishwaroopam by Kamal Haasan (Review)

Story: A different genre story in Tamil cinema. Seriously it needs certain level of maturity to digest it. A terrorism based story with a lot of religious and family value. An action packed thriller with a lot of mature humour. A lot of research is done to make the movie as perfect as possible. The actual meaning of jihad is stressed in the movie. But the story to be left as a puzzle to its sequel.

Cast: Padmashree Dr. Kamal Haasan plays Vishwanathan a Kathak dancer with a mysterious background. He has another name but that would be a spoiler for the movie. No one can beat his acting. He plays a feminine character at first 20 minutes. That was the most convincing act ever to be played as a feminine guy. Contrast to that he was a real badass hero in subsequent scenes. Doing stunts at that age mind blowing. All credits to ulaganayagan. Pooja kumar is the lead lady. She plays Niroopama wife of Kamal in the movie. Now you know why the movie name is vishwaroopam. She is one hot lady. She looked so convincing in terms of speech eventhough she is not tamil literate. Awesome and cute acting. She added humour and romance in the movie. Rahul bose as the antagonist. The makeover was awesome. He looked really ferocious with his scars. Supporting characters by Andrea, Nassar, Shekar Kapur and many others. 

Screenplay: One of the best screenplay one will see in Indian film industry. Kamal made quite a lot of research to prepare a logic script. His preparation towards the movie, can be said best homework done by him. From kathak movement, pastho language, a terrorist modus operandi, nuclear science and car chasing scene. This movie had one of the best car chasing scene. His very first fight scene was well choreographed. An awesome intro for Kamal's heroism. A terrorist strategy to bomb new york city. One of it's kind. It's new how they planned to distract the cops. Editing was a zig zag where there were flashbacks fit in between. That would be slow runner but a meaningful one. The cinematography was awesome. They used a lot of 360 degrees rotation to give an action packed effect. And the CG was impressive. Never seen any Kamal movie given so much importance for CG. All the stunts were superb. Songs were along the movie so no time buying scenes. And fhe best is climax, giving hints on the sequel. It will sure raise your expectation for the sequel.

Music: Composed by Shankar-Ehsan-Loy. Good BGM's and the songs are already a chartbuster.

Plus Point: Story, screenplay,cast,acting, editing, stunts,CG, art direction.

Minus Point: Slow pace plot in flashbacks

Verdict: Ultimate movie and one of the best tamil movie in history. On par with hollywood movies. Can watch more than once at cinema.

Kumki by Prabu Solomon (Review)

Story: Village love story of an Elephant trainer and a Tribe woman. Usual first sight love but brought up in a very rural background. But elephant was an important aspect of the movie. touched on love for animals and preservation of ancient culture. A very simple story with lengthy plot.

Cast: Vikram Prabhu (Son of actor prabhu) as Bomman, the elephant trainer of a tame elephant named Manikam. This is his first movie and it was a good step stone. For a newcomer he performed very well. He was deep into the character. Lakshmi Menon of Sundarapandian fame as the lead lady. she played Alli the tribal leaders daughter. A bubbly character and sweet approach. She did her part very well. And then we have Thambi Ramaiah to handle the comedy. He is the king of humour. He will make us laugh just with one liner. And Ashwin Raja as supporting role. Not forgetting the elephant the main character in the movie. 

Screenplay: Of course story was good but the director was buying time with songs to make us anticipate the grand climax. But the climax is not as grand as anticipated and an open ended climax. The comedy of Thambi Ramaiah worth watching. it was awesome. But towards the second half the movie suppose to come to an end but prolonged with songs. Songs visual was good. Good choice of location, the beauty of nature will capture your heart. The cinematography is good, the shading especially. At a point it seems like the director was rushing to end.

Music: The music is by D.Imman, already a chart buster. The songs made the movie more smooth and romantic. The BGM was awesome.

Plus Point: Cinematography, Comedy, Music

Minus Point: Plotting, Climax.

Verdict: Can be watched only once in cinema.

Neethane En Ponvasantham by Gautham Vasudev Menon (Review)

Story: A well portrayed realistic romantic drama. Love and hustle bustle of life. A very good story and resembles a lot about a male and a female differences in defining love. The movie is musical. The story goes along with music throughout the movie. Sweet and soft dialogues, Gautham at his best after Vinnaithandi Varuvaya. Definitely a good benchmark for upcoming movies.

Cast: Jiiva as Varun and hero of the movie. Of course he is the best in his work. He played a good chocolate boy look. Just that he didn’t look so school boy at first, but his act from being college student till end was marvellous. Great gesture and body language extracted the romance out of him. Emotions when acting as a responsible son was his highlight act. Samantha as Nithiya, cute and cuddly. All her appearance suits her from school girl to an adult woman.  She portrayed her role as a girl who’s not good in making important decisions in life. We can see the maturity grows throughout the movie. Santhanam as Prakaash and a good choice to tickle our bones throughout his presence. An important role and kept the momentum of the movie going with his comedy. 

Screenplay: First thing to notice is the cinematography. First class work. The camera angles and rotation were awesome. Second is the dialogues, Gautham Menon is the man of the match. A lot of striking one liner which will get your attention. The beauty of the movie is that making it as realistic as possible. There were couple of scenes which was taken in one shot to create the hype of the situation. And the most important highlight of the movie is our Maestro Illayaraja’s Music. This movie is more towards musical. The BGM really created a good mood throughout the movie. There was a scene which dragged the movie but the climax will be a trade off since it had a really good ending. Some new romantic elements but some were common. But overall it was great way of showing love. Some scenes had this usual Gautham touch, nothing new.

Music: The music is by Maestro Illaiyaraja and a very good plus point for the movie. All the songs were attached with movie very well.

Plus Point: Cinematography, Music, Dialogues, Story, Screenplay

Minus Point: Lengthy at a point, some stereotype element of Gautham Menon.

Verdict: A movie worth watching with your loved ones. Sure to extract the romance in you.